NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 75, 24 November 1906, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Takapuna to-day. Ashhurst nominations on December .1 . . • . Sirius is still racing m the Otago district.

Charley Pritchar-d has ten horses m work at the Hutt. Kaiulcu and Tupono are now the property of Mr W. Smart. Cambrian has 2ft more than weight for ace m the Auckland Cup. Nominations for the Manawatu meeting close on November 27. That good mare, Marvel Loch, has been retired from the race tracks. The Melbourne Cup winner, Poisedon, is to be spelled till the autumn. Mr T. Crosse, owner of G-rand Slam, was a visitor to Wellington last week. At the time of writing seventeen foals have appeared at the Waikanae stud. Most probably T. O'Brien will m future do the riding for Mr T. H. Lowry. The Ohristchuroh R.C. Summer meeting will be held on December 15 and 17. Munjeet and Achilles will meet ae;ain m the Feilding Stakes next Thursday. Splendid acceptances have been re-, ceived for the different events at the Feilding meeting. The Waverley trainer, C. Birkett, has Sammy and another engaged at the 'Waitara meeting. Marguerite, 7.10, appears to have a great chance m" the Flying Stakes at Feilding on Thursday. Elevation is being spelled, as he was showing signs of shin sdreness on his return from Riccarton. . Handicapper Henrys went South on Monday night to witness the racing at the Timaru meeting. - Glenculloch was very sore after the N.Z. Cup meeting and he is being treated <to slow exercise. golden Cairn has been responsible for some fast work 'on the Riccarton tracks during the past week. The Medallion horse Conqueror was awarded 'first and champion prizes at the Wanganui Show last week. It ',. is worthy of note that the V.R.C. Derby has never yet been won by a colt trained .at; Caulfield. Landwern will not be taken to the Feilding meeting, and W. Davies' sole representative will 1 be Ballarat. Armistice is being indulged m a short spell prior to receiving a special preparation for the Auckland Cup. In Simplex Mr 0. F. Vallance has a really good colt who is likely to win a few more races m the next season. Apologue and , Sweet Alice were withdrawn from their Takapuna engagements as soon as the weights appeared. • • Uhlan, has got a lot of stock coming, on about New Plymouth, and one "of them, Uhlando, will be given a run at Waitara. Menschikoff is fast getting into something like racing condition at Caulfield, and West should soon be rewarded with a win. The Feilding meeting takes place on Thursday and Friday next and my selection for the various events will be found m another column. Advices received m Christchurch state that Clarence "O'Neill is again m the -Melbourne hospital and his thigh has had to be rebroken. What a fine income a good lightweight jockey can earn nowadays. At the C.J.C. meeting D. Price's riding fees' totalled, nearly £150. Armistice is favorite Ideally for the Auckland Cup aim! already the ridiculous price of 7 to 1 has been taken about Mr Gr. F. Moore's mare. Handsome Rose is reported to be galloping well at Fordell, 'and "he might have something to say m the settlement of the Spring Hurdles. Melodeon finished absolutely last mi n the Melbourne Cup. Probably Dick O'Connor and his owner, Jim Brennan, now wish they had never seen him.. * At last Halbadier has been retired from the tracks and will act as • . a buggy horse m future. What a shame a N.Z. Cup winner to •be between shafts. An attempt was made last week to buy the hurdler Dauiber, who has been running out at the I-iutt for over twelve -months, but the price offered was not accepted. The recent meeting of the Masterton Racing . Club resulted m a profit of nearly "£4OO, so reports Mr Thos. Duncan, the late secretary, who was m town last week. ...... If Achilles and Boniform meet m. the Feeding Stakes those present should witness a splendid contest, which most likely will end m favor of the local champion. ' .. ' Bill Davies had bad luck with his Stepniak colt, Landwein. Prior to the N.Z. Cup one of his legs filled and' after the race he was very sore and is now undergoing a spell. Matiaari was accepted for at boththe Masterton and Cartcrton meetings but he was not started. If all goes well. in the meantime he will have the .colors up at Fe-ild ng next week. A cable announces that Mr I-I. Brown has sold his horses and has retired from the £ame. Sounds funny. "Bonsey" was retired by the V.R.C. and now he .is retiring the V.R.C. T. Clayton, the Sydney horseman, must be sitting behind a good pile now, as during the last three years he has ridden the winners of two Melbourne Cups, two Derbies, a Caulfield Cup, and an Australian Cup.

PaddT- McLaughlin went home to Hastings on Monday, hut is returning here to ship Captain Shannon to Sidney, accommodation having been secured for the little fellow on the Wimmera. which .leaves at 4»p.in. to-day. . ■

A private letter received from L. H. Hewitt states that he has received an offer of a retainer of £750 a year from an English owner, but that he has cabled back asking for an additional £500. Altogether it is very unlikely that he will see this colony for a long time.

After Solution's inglorious display jn the Flying Handicap at the V.R.C. meeting it would seem that when anything is at her the whole way the ex-New Zealander does not show her best form. In the above mentioned race Menschikoff went out with her as soon as the harrier was released and completely settled her as well as himself, and on many occasions m New Zealand we have witnessed the same thing when Ballarat has hopped off first m sprint events.

The Stewards' Handicap winner, Captain Shannon, has been purchased by Mr Jas. Beckett, on behalf of F. McGrath, the Randwick trainer. Paddy McLaughlin was loth to part with the son of Captain Webb, but the fact that he was up m the weight, combined with a consideration of 300 guineas, tempted the Hastings trainer.

Sir Tristram was lame after the C.J.C, meeting, and he may not race again for a bit ; . This is bad luck for the squire .of "Karamu, as the Sir Lancelot gelding is the fastest horse over 6 furlongs that the stable shelters ; but he does not always shjw his best form m a crowded field. This \ was particularly noticeable at the C..J.C'. meeting.

Considering Hydrant's recent disqualification, the following from the Sydney "Sportsman" will be read with interest by local turfites : "A more unsatisfactory, performance than that of .Hydrant "m the Cup Hurdle Race has .rarely been seen, and the decision of the stewards to disqualify the gelding, his -owner and jockey during their pleasure was generally endorsed by all who watched the race. C. Quinn, who has been training Hydrant since he came to Melbourne, was able to prove to the entilre satisfaction of the stewards that he was no party to the ramp, and that his instructions to the jockey "were to be with the leaders at the last hurdle, while he told the owner . that the gelding had improved out of all know-: ledge. Hydrant was not regarded as a top-notch hurdlefacer m New Zealand, where he was only set to carry about lOst., but over here he would have been quite a first-rater."